Remembering the Artists
Photographed by Chris Walter

March 17, 2010

Alex Chilton of Box Tops and Big Sky dies at 59

 



Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, known for his influential work with bands the Box Tops and Big Star, has died. He was 59. Chilton's longtime friend John Fry says that Chilton died Wednesday at a hospital in New Orleans after experiencing what appeared to be heart problems.